Mitigating the Harmonics of Parallel-Inverter Systems Considering Nonlinear Loads and Deadtime

Jiazhe Liu, Yang Qi, Yi Tang

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Abstract

The well-known droop control can ensure real and reactive power properly shared among parallel inverters. However, the effectiveness of droop control is limited in the fundamental-frequency domain and cannot address the harmonic issues. According to previous studies, the harmonic currents generated by nonlinear loads can distort the point of common coupling (PCC) voltage, and negative/capacitive virtual impedances are normally adopted to solve this issue by compensating line impedances. In this paper, it is shown that apart from nonlinear loads, switching deadtime can also introduce circulating current harmonics. To simultaneously suppress the circulating current harmonics and mitigate the PCC voltage harmonics, a novel control strategy is proposed based on virtual harmonic impedance controls. The feasibility of the proposed control strategy is verified through experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5559-5564
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973118
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: 23 Sep 201827 Sep 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018

Conference

Conference10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period23/09/1827/09/18

Keywords

  • Deadtime
  • Harmonic suppression
  • Nonlinear load
  • Power converter
  • Virtual impedance

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